Description

This is a Locale Plug-in. For it to work you will have to have Locale or Tasker already installed on your device.

How you use it:1. Select the plugin in Locale.2. Scan a NFC-enabled tag of some kind.3. Chose actions that should fire when tag is scanned.

Please note that your screen will have to be on for the phone to be able to scan NFC-tags. This is a limit in the Android system and can not, at the moment, be changed.

Please also note that at the moment the plugin can't detect when you remove your phone from a tag.

The plugin reads the Unique Identifier of a NFC-enabled tag. This means that you will not need to write any data to the tag. Instead you can use any NFC-enabled card. Such as commuter cards, access card or whatever you have lying around. These cards can then be linked to trigger any other setting or action that is available from within Locale or Tasker.

One user scenario can be that you place a NFC-tag in your car. Once the tag is scanned it could enable bluetooth and start the navigation app of your choice.

If you have conflicts with other NFC-applications such as the default Tags-app you can do the following:If you have a Ice Cream Sandwich phone - System Settings->Apps->ALL->Tags->DisableIf you have a Gingerbread phone you will have to write a unique tag for this plugin. To do this follow this guide http://goo.gl/uZmYv

If you have trouble finding the plugin in Tasker, this is where you should find it. Create a Profile -> State -> Plugin -> Locale NFC Plugin.

If you have any questions or feedback feel free to give me a tweet or send me an e-mail.

Reviews

3.9

233 total

5 116

4 48

3 25

2 16

1 28

Ivaylo Stoyanov

Good plugin Overall, I'm happy with my purchase. The plugin works great. By the way, here's a fix for those of you who have phones which ask them what action to perform (Galaxy S4 does that): From your homescreen, scan the NFC tag; when the phone asks you what you want to do, tap and hold 'New tag scanned', then tap Disable. This will disable the phone's built-in NFC reader, so this plugin will launch automatically now.

Peter de Brie

Very nice plugin for Tasker Does exactly what it advertises to do, and yes it will scan the same nfc tag more then once if you set the repetitive option. Happy I bought this, because this is a real plugin for Tasker. This makes it more flexible than the other (free) apps that only can launch a task in Tasker.

A Google User

Nice and simple; responsive dev Great plugin that works as advertised. Scan a tag to activate a tasker state, scan another tag to deactivate the state. (Scanning the same tag to "toggle" will be in a future update.) Tags do not need to be programmed (which is awesome), the plugin just keys off the tag ID.

Simon Chester

Best way to launch Tasker tasks from NFC I tried using 'Tasker URL Launcher', but it doesn't seem to work on Jelly Bean. And 'NFC ReTag' is powerful, but seems an over-the-top way to launch a Tasker task (as a whole other app + service, it likely consumes more resources than just this Tasker plugin, but this is an assumption on my part). 'Locale NFC Plugin' however, seems the best way to launch Tasker tasks from NFC. You can have a state enabled upon the scan of one tag, and that state will be enabled until another tag is scanned (handy for turning off your keyguard at home). Alternatively, selecting the "Allow repetitive scan" option turns the 'State' into an 'Event' (ie it will start and exit the Tasker profile on the one scan), which means that you can have a task re-run each time you scan that tag. I love it.

Eric Payumo

Works OK but missing a tag removal detection Works with Tasker, but will trigger false positives since it has no idea that the tag is no longer in contact with your phone. The developer mentions this in the description, but it would still be very nice to have.

Niko Hawley

App works well, amazing customer service I had some trouble understanding the app at first-the plugin can only be set in tasker using "State" context, but checking "repetitive scanning" basically sets it to "Event" context. I emailed the developer, he responded within half an hour, with an in-depth explaination of how the app worked, and what the limitations were due to the way Android handles NFC-he even offered me a refund if is wasn't working the way I wanted to. 5 star app, 6 star customer service.

User reviews

Ivaylo Stoyanov June 26, 2013

Good plugin Overall, I'm happy with my purchase. The plugin works great. By the way, here's a fix for those of you who have phones which ask them what action to perform (Galaxy S4 does that): From your homescreen, scan the NFC tag; when the phone asks you what you want to do, tap and hold 'New tag scanned', then tap Disable. This will disable the phone's built-in NFC reader, so this plugin will launch automatically now.

Very nice plugin for Tasker Does exactly what it advertises to do, and yes it will scan the same nfc tag more then once if you set the repetitive option. Happy I bought this, because this is a real plugin for Tasker. This makes it more flexible than the other (free) apps that only can launch a task in Tasker.

Nice and simple; responsive dev Great plugin that works as advertised. Scan a tag to activate a tasker state, scan another tag to deactivate the state. (Scanning the same tag to "toggle" will be in a future update.) Tags do not need to be programmed (which is awesome), the plugin just keys off the tag ID.

Best way to launch Tasker tasks from NFC I tried using 'Tasker URL Launcher', but it doesn't seem to work on Jelly Bean. And 'NFC ReTag' is powerful, but seems an over-the-top way to launch a Tasker task (as a whole other app + service, it likely consumes more resources than just this Tasker plugin, but this is an assumption on my part). 'Locale NFC Plugin' however, seems the best way to launch Tasker tasks from NFC. You can have a state enabled upon the scan of one tag, and that state will be enabled until another tag is scanned (handy for turning off your keyguard at home). Alternatively, selecting the "Allow repetitive scan" option turns the 'State' into an 'Event' (ie it will start and exit the Tasker profile on the one scan), which means that you can have a task re-run each time you scan that tag. I love it.

Works OK but missing a tag removal detection Works with Tasker, but will trigger false positives since it has no idea that the tag is no longer in contact with your phone. The developer mentions this in the description, but it would still be very nice to have.

App works well, amazing customer service I had some trouble understanding the app at first-the plugin can only be set in tasker using "State" context, but checking "repetitive scanning" basically sets it to "Event" context. I emailed the developer, he responded within half an hour, with an in-depth explaination of how the app worked, and what the limitations were due to the way Android handles NFC-he even offered me a refund if is wasn't working the way I wanted to. 5 star app, 6 star customer service.

Does exactly what it should.. Exactly what I was after, and works a treat. While not exactly obvious, if you want a single task run when the tag is scanned (versus the default behaviour), you need to tick "Allow repetitive scan". It's the one issue (minor, as long as you're aware of it) with an otherwise great app. Also love the fact that the dev includes a way to force tags to trigger this app - which is necessary with the ever increasing number of apps including triggering of actions via NFC.

Not too great with Tasker I downloaded this initially to use it with Tasker. But when you set it up in a Tasker profile and then scan a tag, the phone displays a "Choose an action" pop up with my NFC tag apps (including this app) as choices, which defeats the purpose of "automating" tasks if I have to choose manually. Interestingly, the other NFC tag app (NFC Task Launcher) launches automatically when I set things up using it, without the "Choose an action" pop up.

Please read these instructions http://goo.gl/R9V6b. It will remove the "Choose and action"-dialog as it makes the tag specific for Locale NFC Plugin.

David Darrow December 7, 2013

Not happy. Doesn't really work for me. Tried using a tag to toggle wifi, car mode, and bluetooth with no success. Turns them on but a second scan won't turn them off. "Allow repetitive" turns them on for only a second.NFC ReTag works better for this.

cannot read non-empty tag. nothing happen. If the tag is written with something, then it can read in Tasker. If there is data in the tag, nothing happen, the option allow repetitive scan doesn't work. I feel sad. Refund?

Works Well Everything works as expected but took me a bit of time to troubleshoot properly. I would have liked better documentation in description specifically for URL code and repetitive scanning (shouldn't that be a default on feature?). Thanks!

Nice little app This is a nice little app. I'm using it with Tasker to trigger profiles when I'm in the car or at my desk at work. I was a little annoyed by the "Choose action" popup. I had to use the custom tag trick and now it is working perfectly.

Missing default check Hello I have a Samsung s6 and it misses the default check box when scanning Nfc tags and all the time I am presented with a menu to choose from a bunch of apps which one to start. This app is the only one I have fund that you cand integrate in Tasker and if you withe a custom URL bad://access/development to the nfc tag it will start the task linked in Tasker by default.

Saved me one additional app Great feature to organize all NFC profiles directly within Tasker instead using a second app to access them and tie them to tags. Would be a nice function if I could scan multiple tags in order for triggering one profile.That way I could save some profiles as I use some profiles up to 4 times in different places and have to make one profile per tag.

Not what I needed for Tasker I was hoping to use this and do everything in Tasker, but because this plugin works as a state context, rescanning the same tag won't run the task again. Now, I'm using a different free app that simply runs a specified task upon scanning a tag. I suppose if things ever change and I can use this plugin as an Event context, it'd be 5 stars. Still kind of a waste when there are free alternatives (at least for my purposes.)

Check "Allow repetitive scan" and this will make it act as an event context.

Tariq Kamal April 5, 2014

Does almost everything I need. Now, I get that you're working on detecting when the NFC tag is removed, but one thing that I could use instead is an option to reset the NFC state, or have that NFC state disappear once NFC is turned off. That would cover a particularly annoying gap on my side.

Only occasionally works I tried this in Tasked and it worked well the first time or two, but now it doesn't differentiate between two chargers with different tags - it always triggers but usually triggers the incorrect profile.

Great! It does exactly what it says. The perfect add on for tasked users with NFC capable devices. I use the app to trigger car and desk dock modes with the docks I like. I also contacted the developer before and received a prompt reply.

Does what its supposed to. Works very nicely to turn a dashboard holder into a dock (for the purposes of realizing you want car mode to run). Users just be aware that not all that many phones have NFC as yet!

Works great! Works as advertised. I combined this with Tasker, root and an Xposed module that keeps NFC on at all times. In doing so I can tap tags with a locked, screen-off phone and have actions take place. Love it. Thanks developer!

Not working on KitKat - S3 Doesn't work on an S3 running KitKat. Phone detects tag (& can read it) but plugin doesn't. I don't get the green tick, even though I hear the "Tag Detected" notification sound

Hello Martin! I don't have an S3 with KitKat to test. It did however work on my S4 with KitKat and it works on my Nexus 5 running KitKat. If you could email me a logcat log I would be glad to have a look at it and see if I can figure out what is wrong. Also If you would like a refund please contact me.
Best Regards
Magnus

Buck Paiva September 2, 2014

It does what it says. I wish it had been implemented as both a state and an event, instead of having to specify "Allow repetitive scan". But hey, it works.

This should be possible. But you would need modification of the nfc.apk. Do a google search for "NFC screen off xda". You should find a forum post at xda-developers that should enable you to use NFC when the screen is off or phone is locked.

Russell Mathew May 23, 2014

Highly Recommend Excellent. Excellent example of a no fuss-just does it plugin. Using with tasked is a breeze. Low price, 1 permission (nfc),great work!

This is because NFC is only active if the screen is on and lockscreen is unlocked. This is how Android works and nothing the app can decide. However there are workarounds, have a look here http://goo.gl/HYaZz.

Naveed Ahmed August 31, 2014

Still needs additional features It doesn't seem to read the same tag for exit tasks